28 ATHERINID^: SILVERSIDES 



17. Atherinosoma jamesonii Macleay, 1885. 



Atherinosoma jamesonii Macleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, 9, 171, 1884 (1885). 



Type-locality. — Bremer River, a tributary of the Brisbane ; fresh water. 

 Range. — Brisbane River basin, Australia. 



XII. PSEUDOMUGIL Kner, 1865. 



PsEUDOMUGiL Kner, Reise Novara, Fisclie, 275, 1865 ; Ogilby, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. 

 Wales, 21, 123, 1896. 

 Orthotype. — Pseudomugil signifer Kner. 

 Range. — Fresh and brackish waters of New Guinea, the Aru Islands, and of the 

 warmer parts of Australia. 



This genus includes perhaps the smallest of all the Atherinid^. 

 The type is the dainty "Blue-eye," valued in the aquarium. 



18. Pseudomugil signifer Kner, 1865.-^*- 



Pseudomugil signifer Kner, Reise Novara, Fische, 275, pi. 13, fig. 5, 1865 ; Ogilby, 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, 21, 123, 1896; 22, 82, 1897; Stead, Fishes of 

 Australia, 71, 1906. 

 Type-locality. — Sidney, Australia. • 



Range. — Fresh and brackish waters of eastern Australia. 



wSpecimens of this species from George's River, New South Wales, 

 were examined by the writers. 



19. Pseudomugil signatus (Giinther), 1867. 



Atherina siGNATA Giinther, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3), 20, 64, 1867; Macleay, 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, 6, 40, 1881 (1882). 

 Type-locality. — Cape York, Australia. 

 Range. — Cape York, Australia. 



As described, this species appears to differ from P. signifer in hav- 

 ing fewer dorsal rays, and in the filamentous production of all the un- 

 paired fins and the ventrals, a character perhaps of the males. It has 

 been considered identical with P. signifer. 



20. Pseudomugil novae-guineae Weber, 1908. 



Pseudomugil nov^-guine^ Weber, Nova Guinea, 5, 232, pi. 13, fig. 5, 1908; Abh. 

 Senckcnb. Nat. Ges., 34, 25, 1911; Nova Guinea, 9, 556, fig. 27, 1913. 

 Type-locality. — Fresh water of the Wagani River, Urama Basin, south coast 

 of New Guinea. 

 Range. — Streams of southern New Guinea. 



21. Pseudomugil gertrudei Weber, 1911. 



Pseudomugil gertrudei Weber, Ahh. Senckenb. Nat. Ges., 34, 23, pi. 1, fig. 4, 

 text figs. 2, 3, 1911. 

 Type-locality. — Fresh water at Ngaiguli, Terangan Island. Aru Islands. 

 Range. — Fresh waters of the Aru Islands. 



